Georgina Bloomberg, the 27-year-old daughter of NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, took a scary spill off of her horse, named Radio City, at Friday’s Sporthorse Tournament in Syracuse when her saddle unexpectedly slipped.
The equestrian, who regularly competes in the highest level show jumping competitions, was, “Unconscious immediately following the fall and was also diagnosed with a fracture to her spine.”
A spectator watching the high-speed show jumping competition commented:
“She was still for a few moments and then got up with some help and walked out of the show ring on her own.”
Although the mayor was very concerned, this wasn’t the first time his daughter had suffered an injury riding horseback. In fact, according to the New York Daily News she has previously broken her back, her collarbone, wrists, an ankle, and suffered several concussions.
Wow! Like they say, “No pain, no gain”. Sounds like Georgina is a tough girl, but we wish the elite equestrian the best as she recovers from her fall.
[Image via WENN.]